Flight Officer McCelvey was one of eight Army fliers killed when B-24J Liberator #42-50890 crashed into the west slope of Humphreys Peak, north of Flagstaff, Arizona, during a flight from Bakersfield to Albuquerque.
Also killed in the crash were:
2nd Lt. Warren E. Crowther
Flt. Of. Charles W. McDonald
Flt. Of. Patrick E. Pertuset
Flt. Of. Ray P. Shipley
S/Sgt. James R. Hartzog
Cpl. John A. Franke, Jr.
Pfc. Hugh H. Brown, Jr.
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Flight Officer McCelvey was one of eight Army fliers killed when B-24J Liberator #42-50890 crashed into the west slope of Humphreys Peak, north of Flagstaff, Arizona, during a flight from Bakersfield to Albuquerque.
Also killed in the crash were:
2nd Lt. Warren E. Crowther
Flt. Of. Charles W. McDonald
Flt. Of. Patrick E. Pertuset
Flt. Of. Ray P. Shipley
S/Sgt. James R. Hartzog
Cpl. John A. Franke, Jr.
Pfc. Hugh H. Brown, Jr.
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